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The poor Taoiseach has been called 'Edna' AGAIN

Poor Edna.

Apr 9th 2014, 12:18 PM 22,815 Views 46 Comments

POOR OLD EDNA – sorry, Enda – Kenny must be getting sick of this by now.

Last month it was US politician Paul Ryan:

Honored to meet with Taoiseach Edna Kenny last week. Happy St. Patrick's Day! pic.twitter.com/4hTZFtuWiZ
— Paul Ryan (@PRyan) March 17, 2014

Source: Paul Ryan/Twitter

Back in 2011 the New York Times was calling him Ms Kenny:

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More recently that it was Ron Burgundy, who challenged “Edna Kenny” to a live TV debate, while the Boston Globe also gave him a feminine touch:

edna Source: Irish Central

Now the Taoiseach’s trip to London to celebrate President Higgins’ official State visit is falling foul of the same mistake.

First on UK telly:

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And then in the Daily Mail:

edna

The Daily Mail has since corrected the Taoiseach’s name, but we’ll always have screengrabs. Blessed screengrabs.

Read: The New York Times reports on Ireland’s new leader… Ms Enda Kenny>

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The poor Taoiseach has been called 'Edna' AGAIN